MMA Judging
With Doug Crosby, the AC’s actions will speak louder than words
Don’t expect to see ‘toxic’ MMA judge Doug Crosby working major MMA events early in 2023
Scouring the scoring: There should’ve been 10-8 scores at UFC Vegas 66
Judges should feel free to follow the scoring criteria and score 10-8 rounds
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Scouring the Scoring: UFC, MMA and boxing judging controversies
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Nevada Athletic Commission updates, news and opinions: UFC, MMA, boxing and more
All the news and controversies from the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Coach: Crosby was ‘combative’ during judges meeting
Xtreme Couture coach Eric Nicksick shares his experience with controversial UFC 282 judge Doug Crosby.
‘Formal complaint’ lodged against controversial judge Crosby
A caller making a public comment during Wednesday’s NSAC meeting questioned Douglas Crosby’s judging ability
Cheating? Herb Dean details what he looks for during fence grabs
Herb Dean was the referee at UFC 278 where Leon Edwards was accused of cheating before he knocked out Kamaru Usman
UFC judge responds to Rogan in rare video
Rogan bashed judge Seth Fuller’s decision at UFC 277.
Scouring the scoring: Examining Burgos vs. Jourdain
Did Shane Burgos or Charles Jourdain deserve 10-8 scores at UFC Long Island?
Scouring the scoring: A deep dive into Round 4 of Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
A look at the scoring of Round 4 of the main event of UFC Vegas 57
Scouring the scoring: UFC 275 - Shevchenko vs Santos
An in-depth look at the scoring of the co-main event of UFC 275
Scouring the scoring: Brown disagrees with judges in Barberena fight
A deep dive into scoring the second and third round of Matt Brown vs. Bryan Barberena
Judge tries to defend controversial Fiziev vs. Green scoring
JJ Ferraro addresses the criticism of scoring Rd 3 of Fiziev vs. Green for Fiziev
Scouring the scoring: Barber vs. Maverick round 2 controversy
Did Maycee Barber deserve the win over Miranda Maverick?
UFC commentary on scoring is not good — here’s an easy fix
UFC Vegas 32 commentary team created confusion when speaking about judging
Scouring the scoring: Who deserved the win, Sandhagen or Dillashaw?
UFC Vegas 32 put a spotlight on MMA judging, no fight was more high stakes than Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
Scouring the scoring: Should Round 1 of Poirier vs. McGregor 3 be a 10-8?
Did Round 1 of Poirier vs. McGregor 3 deserve a 10-9 or 10-8 score?
Scouring the scoring: Round 1 of Virna Jandiroba vs. Kanako Murata
One judge had Murata winning Rd 1 at UFC Vegas 29. Does that score check out?
CSAC: MMA judging ‘is better now than it ever has been’
CSAC executive director Andy Foster gives his assessment on the current state of MMA judging.
UFC fighter says he’s ‘boycotting’ Texas commission
After some close decision losses one fighter says he is ‘boycotting’ the Lone Star state.
Video: White rips into UFC 259 judges
UFC President Dana White tells reporters that MMA judging "needs to be fixed"
UFC 254 Scorecards: Gaethje was leading after first round
Before Khabib Nurmagomedov choked Justin Gaethje unconscious, ‘The Eagle’ was down on two out of three scorecards.
Feature: What’s keeping open scoring out of combat sports?
Zach Arnold reveals that four biggest reasons preventing open/real-time scoring from being implemented for the world’s biggest fights.
Rule changes: Poirier-Alvarez 1 could have different outcome today
Would the outcome of Poirier-Alvarez 1 have been different if it took place today? Based on a new ABC document, the answer is yes in many jurisdictions.
McCarthy clears up confusion surrounding judging criteria and MMA’s new rules
With constant confusion on whether use of new/old rules also implies new/old judging criteria, Paul Gift talked with "Big" John McCarthy and Jerin Valel of the COMMAND officials training program to clear things up.
Tim Means: UFC Belem judges ‘owe me $50,000’
The ‘Dirty Bird’ lost a contentious decision to Sergio Moraes at the UFC’s most recent event in Brazil, and is putting bad judging in the spotlight as a result.
BE Analytics: Number crunching 2017’s new 10-8 scoring
MMA judging hit some 10-8 milestones last year. Paul Gift has the details.
Opinion: Does unsportsmanlike conduct exist in MMA?
In a sport where fighting is the main objective, does obscene conduct really matter?
NAC has ‘full confidence’ in Byrd after GGG-Canelo score
Did you expect the Nevada Athletic Commission to investigate that horrendous Canelo vs GGG scorecard?
Herb Dean talks Road FC’s unique judging system, replay, polling
Herb Dean talks to Bloody Elbow about various topics such as the changes to the Unified Rules, and how Korean org Road FC is looking to solve issues with the 10-point must system.
UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway live judging and scoring
Certified judge Paul Gift scores UFC 212’s rounds in real time with explanations
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